San Francisco 6th-June-2005.- “Masturbate-a-thon” in San Francisco Saturday 29 May was a success – says Carol Queen, director of the San Francisco's Center for Sex and Culture.

The event brought together about 120 people from across the USA reaching for the opportunity of having a good time among themselves. The event, it’s said by organizers, was due fundraising for the center as well as promotion of a safer sex practices’ outlet, since masturbation remains controversial subject.

“People still hold bias that masturbation is sex second-best, that it's something you do if you can't figure something else out”, said Queen.

Among the participants we may found a guy aiming to break the six and a half record established at last year’s event (the rules allow a five minute break every hour). And people who enjoy a little of exhibitionism in front of other people.